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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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US Seeking to Install Puppet President in Lebanon: Hezbollah
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US Seeking to Install Puppet President in Lebanon: Hezbollah

Saturday 10 December 2022
Michel Aoun, stating that the next head of state must not back off from the Lebanese people's national rights even an iota, and should be able to implement reform and rescue Lebanon from the worsening economic  crisis through close cooperation with all branches of the government. Sheikh Ye ...
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With Parliament Sessions Failing to Make Choice, ‌Who’s to Blame for Lebanon Presidential Vacuum?
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With Parliament Sessions Failing to Make Choice, ‌Who’s to Blame for Lebanon Presidential Vacuum?

Tuesday 13 December 2022 ،
President Michel Aoun and the head of Free Patriotic Union and an ally of Hezbollah, is seen a replacement to Aoun for now. He is targeted by the American sanctions, however.  What are the consequences of current deadlock?  A Western diplomat told the AP that Lebanon’s political pa ...
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US Senators Urge Sanctions to Pressure Lebanon to Form Government
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US Senators Urge Sanctions to Pressure Lebanon to Form Government

Saturday 17 December 2022 ،
President Joe Biden to use sanctions to pressure Lebanese lawmakers to form a new government in the crisis-plagued Mediterranean country. Alwaght- Top Republican and Democratic senators urged the administration of US President Joe Biden to use sanctions to pressure Lebanese lawmakers to form a new g ...
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?
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Paris Multi-Party Meeting on Lebanon: Step Forward or Political Show?

Tuesday 31 January 2023 ،
President Michel Aoun, the big economic challenges in recent years that led to national currency value slump, and a 70-percent poverty rate have paved the way for interference of foreign actors in home affairs of the Arab country under the cover of supporting the nation. For example, last week, a Eu ...
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Syria’s Assad Holding Key to Lebanon’s Problems Settlement
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Syria’s Assad Holding Key to Lebanon’s Problems Settlement

Thursday 8 June 2023 ،
President Michel Aoun visited Syria through land border and met with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Al-Nashrah news website quoted Lebanese sources as saying that Aoun stressed on the continuation of relations and the strategic position of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) towards Syria. He a ...
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Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President for 12th Time
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Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President for 12th Time

Wednesday 14 June 2023 ،
President Michel Aoun's term ended in October of 2022 and since then, the nation's lawmakers have been unable to reach an agreement as to who should replace him and assume the presidency. Since that time, according to Lebanese constitutional law, Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati ...
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EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon
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EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
President Bashar al-Assad managed to restore security to the country by defeating the foreign-backed terrorists, and restoration of Syrian image and prestige internationally will be costly for the Western governments that bent over the backwards to oust al-Assad.  Though Arab countries resumed ...
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What’s Agenda of Iran FM’s Syria and Lebanon Visit?
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What’s Agenda of Iran FM’s Syria and Lebanon Visit?

Saturday 2 September 2023 ،
President Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi visited Syria at the invitation of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The visit was the first to an Iranian president to Syria after 13 years and captivated focus of regional and international media. During the visit, the two countries signed various agreements in e ...
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?
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Lebanon Defense Strategy Controversy: What Are Hezbollah’s Red Lines?

Monday 21 April 2025 ،
President Joseph Aoun during his swearing talked about the need to draw a defense strategy with highlight of limitation of the arms in the hands of the government and the army, particular political factions and media outlets close to them with direction of Western embassies have tied defense strateg ...
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?
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Lebanon’s Municipal Election: What Are Its Effects for Hezbollah and Country’s Politics?

Sunday 25 May 2025 ،
President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam suddenly decided to stop the extension of the previous term and insist on holding elections, under the shadow of occasional attacks by the Israeli regime, a decision that was strongly influenced by the political intentions of the opponents of Hezb ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.